Thermo Scientific Niton XRF Analyzers

The Laboratory in the Field

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Agenda

• Evolution of Portable XRF

• Why Portable XRF

• Markets

• Environmental

• Mining

• Scrap

• PMI

• Precious Metal

• RoHS / WEEE

• Consumer Product

• Academia

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Why Portable XRF

• Increasingly the lab is moving to the field

• Deliver traditional laboratory testing

• Palm of the operator

• Low cost and reliable

• Minimal sample preparation

• Purpose built for harsh environments

• Real time results

• Improves decision making & productivity

• Saves time & money

• Eliminate delays associated with analytical turnaround time

• Measure more samples – statistical improvements

• Compliance with regulations

• Reduce risk of recalls and civil penalties

• 30,000 analyzers used Worldwide

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• Since late 1960s, XRF has evolved through 7 generations; each

generation has added new capabilities

• Smaller

• Faster

• Better performance

• Easier to use

• Today, nearly all alloys can be tested with these powerful tools

Evolution of Portable XRF

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Thermo Scientific Niton Analyzers – A Family Revolution

• 1994 – Niton® XL-300 Analyzer• Introduced for lead-paint analysis

• 2002 – Niton XLt Series• First mass produced x-ray tube-based handheld XRF

analyzer

• 2007 – Niton XL3 Series• Integrated tilting color touch-screen display; customizable

menus; optional camera & small spot

• 2008 – Niton XL3t GOLDD™ Series• Up to 10X faster testing times than conventional

technologies; up to 3X more precise; light element

detection (Mg-S)

• 2009 – Niton XL2 Series• Value choice – fast, accurate, lightweight, rugged

• 2010 – Niton XL2 GOLDD, Niton XL3t

GOLDD+• Exceptional accuracy, precision & ease of use; superior

light element detection (Mg-S)

• 2011 – Niton FXL Field X-ray Lab• Compact, portable unit with our highest performance,

lowest LODs; operate virtually anywhere on site

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A Feature-rich Family

• Easy to use, exceptionally fast

• Ergonomic design

• Lightweight

• Customizable menus; easy-to-read, icon-driven,

color, touch-screen display

• Long battery life

• Multi-language support

• Standard analysis range of more

than 25 elements (Mg to U)

• Nondestructive test

• Moisture-proof, dust-proof

• Bluetooth wireless, USB communications

• Password-protected user security

Niton XL3t

GOLDD+ Niton XL3t

Niton XL2

GOLDD

Niton XL2

FXL

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One Tool, Many Industries

Alloys

Scrap metal recycling, PMI,

quality control in production,

Fabrication and manufacturing

Environmental

Based on US EPA Method

200,FPXRF has become the

standard for on-site screening of

organics in soils

Consumer Product

Solder, components, PCBs and

finished goods are all gating points

for RoHS compliance and Hi-Rel

screening programs

MiningGreenfield exploration, drilling

programs and ore grade

assessment require timely, accurate

data for operations

Also: Archaeometry, Forensics, and many more…

Toys

Rapid screening of toys

for lead and other heavy

metals

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Environmental Market

• In-Situ, measure direct to the

soil for fast screening

• Clay

• Loam

• Sand

• Comply with ISO/CD 13196

soil screening by portable ED-

XRF

• EPA 6200 in USA

• Run control standards

• Ex Situ

• Dry

• Grind

• Sieve

• Sample cup

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Typical Environmental Elements Analysed

RCRA

Non-

RCRA

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Mining and Mineral Exploration Markets

• Base metal mining operations historically

employed lab-based XRF analyzers

• Processes run more effectively and

efficiently with real time data

• Less waste to mill

• Better stockpile management

• Better ore boundary definition

• Less grade dilution

• Presence of penalty and credit metals

• Improved sample turnaround time

• GIS field mapping for Exploration

• Plot geochemical data on maps in real time

• Reach infill and step-out decisions instantly

• Make more informed decisions while saving

significant time and labor costs

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Mining Customers Around the World

• Thermo Scientific Niton XRF analyzers are providing

answers to mining companies around the world.

• Anglo American

• African Consolidated Resources

• Barrick Gold

• Bell Copper

• CODELCO Exploraciones

• Colorado Goldfields

• CVRD

• Grupo Mexico

• Rio Tinto Mining & Exploration

• Store Norske Gull

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Metal Recyclers Need Handheld XRF Analyzers

• Applications

• Take the instrument to Buys

• Check incoming or Stored Scrap

• Convert Turnings into Profits

• Analyse and separate

• Stainless and specialty steels

• Ni and Ni/Co alloys

• Cobalt alloys

• Titanium alloys

• Tool steels

• Copper alloys

• Aluminum alloys

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PMI

• Typical markets• Refineries

• Power Plants

• Producers/fabricators

• Aerospace

• Rapid grade identification –

unique library of 400+ alloy

grades• Incoming QA/QC

• Inventory Management &

Recovery

• Outgoing QA/QC

• In process material identification• Routine inspections

• Maintenance and fabrication

related material identification

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New Alloy Applications Resulting from SDD (He Purge)

Opens up alloy testing and analysis applications that previously

required OES or laboratory XRF spectrometers

• Al in Titanium Alloys

• Al and Si in Al/Si Bronzes

• Mg, Si and Al in Aluminum Alloys

• Al and Si in Super Alloys and High Alloy Steels

• High Si in Cast Steels

• Al in Zinc (Zn) alloys

• Mg alloys

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Cautionary Items

• Plating

• Residual paint

• Read-through (thin foils)

• Corrosion, oxide layer

• Metallic dust on surface

• Turnings / powders - mixed alloys

• Shot-blasting (residual from pellets on surface)

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Precious Metal

• Gold Jewelry comes in a large variety of alloys – literally 100’s. The most common are

• Yellow gold (Au/Ag/Cu)

• White gold (Au/Pd/Ag or Au/Ni/Cu/Zn)

• Other less common gold alloys

• Rose, red and pink gold (Au/Cu & maybe Zn or Ag)

• Green gold (Au/Ag and sometimes Cd & Cu)

• Spangold (Au/Cu/Al – heat treatment provides a fine surface texture)

• Grey gold (Au/Ag/Mn/Cu)

• Purple gold (Au/Al): brittle, typically used for decorative inlay

• Blue gold (Au + In or Ga) brittle, typically used for decorative inlays or plating

• Black gold (surface treated creating brown-black color)

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• Manufactures are required eliminate toxic heavy

metals and other restricted materials from

consumer products

• Driven by voluntary compliance with European

Parliament and Council’s RoHS (7/1/2006)

Directive; other potential market drivers: pending

RoHS regulations in China and European end of

vehicle life (7/1/2003) and WEEE (8/13/2005)

Directives

Cadmium (Cd) 100 mg/kg

Mercury (Hg) 1,000 mg/kg

Lead (Pb) 1,000 mg/kg

Hexavalent chromium (Cr6) 1,000 mg/kg

Polybrominated Biphenyls 1,000 mg/kg

Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers 1,000 mg/kg

• Niton 700 Series Analyzers

Equipment Covered by the RoHS Directive

Large household appliances

Small household appliances

IT and telecommunications equipment

Consumer equipment

Lighting equipment

Electrical and electronic tools (large-scale industrial

tools exempt)

Toys, leisure and sports equipment

Medical devices with the exception of all implanted

and infected products (Category 8 devices exempt)

Monitoring and control instruments (Category 9

devices exempt)

Automatic dispensers

RoHS – WEEE Testing

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TOYS / Consumer Goods Screening

Large, extended objects Irregular shape and small objects

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Archaeometry, Museum Artifacts

• Testing paintings “The Scream”

and “Madonna” by Edvard

Munch at the University in Oslo

• Restoration

• Conservation

• Authentication/Forgery

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Archaeometry, Museum Artifacts

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Summary

• Large installed base

• Take the analyzer to the field

• Designed for harsh environments

• Quantitative results

• Flexible sample types

• Real time information

• Improves decision making & productivity

• Saves time & money

• Measure more samples – statistical improvements

• Compliance with regulations

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More than 30.000 Thermo Scientific Niton XRF analyzers are

in use daily in more than 75 countries on six continents

Worldwide Service and Support

A dedicated network of more than 70 distributors and 30 factory-trained service centers around the world